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WBFF Channel 45 (Baltimore, MD) - Captain Chesapeake (Opening & Excerpts, 1979)

Views: 924

Not from Chicago, but still interesting nonetheless, here's the opening moments of the children's series Captain Chesapeake on WBFF Channel 45 in Baltimore, MD.

The show ran from 1971 to 1990, with George A. Lewis playing the title role.

Includes:

Station ID slide (voiceover by ??)

Opening title sequence, explaining how he came to be Captain Chesapeake, with film of him swimming to shore before cutting to the title slide and...

WFLD Channel 32 - Afternoon Fun - "Mighty Mouse" (Bumper Excerpt, 1981?)

Views: 1559

Here is the ending of a Heckle & Jeckle cartoon and a snippet of a bumper from Mighty Mouse on WFLD Channel 32. Not sure on the year, but probably from 1981-1982. Announcer is Dr. Don.

WLS Channel 7 - Early Eyewitness Newsbrief With Alan Krashesky (1986)

Views: 3006

Here's an early morning Eyewitness Newsbrief with Alan Krashesky on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Weather - Traffic

Contested 26th Ward election battle continues

Tim Quinn - girls basketball coach and Social Studies teacher at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, resigns after allegations of an affair with a student

16 year old student at Marshall High School suffers collapsed lung in knife fight

Federal investigators investi...

WFLD Channel 32 - Lunchtime Fun - "The Monkees" (Commercial Break #2, 1982)

Views: 1868

Here's Commercial Break #2 for the Lunchtime Fun presentation of The Monkees on WFLD Channel 32.

"Lion in a Boat" bumper - with Loeki the Lion (A.K.A. Loeki De Leeuw), a Dutch animated character that Field Communications licensed for use on their stations (with Jim Barton announcing)

Robert Schiffer cosmetics (with Angie Dickinson)

Trix cereal - "Pirate Rabbit" (again??)

"Lion in a Boat" return bumper - with Loeki the Lion (A....

SuperStation WTBS - SuperStation Funtime (Opening, 1983)

Views: 2383

Here is the opening for SuperStation Funtime - a kid's show on early cable outlet SuperStation WTBS. It wasn't exactly Super Cartoon Sunrise, but then those were big shoes to fill.

This aired on local Chicago TV (Cable) in 1983.

Levi's (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1916

Here's one of those memorable animated commercials for Levi's Jeans & Cords.

"Quality Never Goes Out Of Style."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 23rd 1983.

ABC Network - Pac-Man - "Premiere" (Promo, 1982)

Views: 2154

Here's a short bumper promo (cut off a bit at the end) for the premiere of the Pac-Man cartoon on ABC which first aired on Saturday, September 25th 1982.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, September 24th 1982.

Sweet Pickles - TV Guide Offer (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1442

Here's a commercial for an offer from TV Guide for those great children's books that I grew up with - Sweet Pickles.

Features scenes of what appears to be a Sweet Pickles cartoon of some sort (never knew one existed).

Most people ignore the pickle. Don't be one of those people. Circle that pickle. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 14th 1982.

The Star Wars Holiday Special - "Ripped Bantha Head" (Part 7, 1978)

Views: 2733

Here's Part 7 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring the thrilling conclusion to the Boba Fett cartoon as well as Dromboid (Harvey Korman) showing Lumpy how to put together a mini-transmitter and doing some schtick.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.